Cost-effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in patients with intractable angina

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1130, 2001, Pages 179-181

  Merry, Alan F ^a,b   Smith, Warren M ^b   Anderson, David J ^b   Emmens, Diana J ^b   Choong, Cliff K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SPINAL CORD;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0035957971     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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